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New Zealand cricket team in Pakistan in 1976–77

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The New Zealand national cricket team toured Pakistan in October to November 1976 and played a three-match Test series against the Pakistan national cricket team. Pakistan won the Test series 2–0. New Zealand were captained by Glenn Turner and Pakistan by Mushtaq Mohammad.[1]

Tour matches summary

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First tour match

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2 – 4 October 1976
(3-day match)
Scorecard
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275/6d (70 overs)
Intikhab Alam 73
Peter Petherick 4/111 (22 overs)
255/4d (78 overs)
Robert Anderson 103*
Farrukh Zaman 3/80 (23 overs)
240/3d (42 overs)
Javed Miandad 138*
Richard Hadlee 2/52 (8 overs)
106 (34.2 overs)
John Morrison 33
Farrukh Zaman 4/37 (9.2 overs)
North-West Frontier Province Chief Minister's XI won by 154 runs
Peshawar Club Ground, Peshawar
Umpires: Amanullah Khan and Khalid Aziz
  • North-West Frontier Province Chief Minister's XI won the toss and decided to bat

Second tour match

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6 – 8 October 1976
(3-day match)
Scorecard
ZA Bhutto's XI
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188 (39.3 overs)
Majid Khan 34
Richard Hadlee 5/47 (11.3 overs)
151 (35.7 overs)
John Morrison 46
Mushtaq Mohammad 5/17 (7.7 overs)
77/2 (15.4 overs)
Zaheer Abbas 44*
Richard Hadlee 1/44 (7 overs)
  • ZA Bhutto's XI won the toss and decided to bat

First Test

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9 – 13 October 1976
Scorecard
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417 (80.5 overs)
Asif Iqbal 166
Richard Hadlee 5/121 (19 overs)
157 (49.4 overs)
Geoff Howarth 38
Intikhab Alam 4/35 (16.4 overs)
105/4 (18.7 overs)
Sadiq Mohammad 38
Peter Petherick 2/26 (4.7 overs)
360 (f/o) (92.4 overs)
Mark Burgess 111
Imran Khan 4/59 (21 overs)
Pakistan won by 6 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Amanullah Khan and Shujauddin

Only ODI

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16 October 1976
Scorecard
New Zealand 
198/8 (35 overs)
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 Pakistan
197/9 (35 overs)
Glenn Turner 67 (104)
Javed Miandad 2/31 (6 overs)
Javed Miandad 47 (72)
Lance Cairns 2/36 (7 overs)
New Zealand won by 1 run
Jinnah Park, Sialkot
Umpires: Javed Akhtar and Mahboob Shah
Player of the match: Glenn Turner (NZ)

Third tour match

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17 – 19 October 1976
(3-day match)
Scorecard
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230 (58.1 overs)
Mark Burgess 78
Parvez Mir 4/39 (15 overs)
221/6d (46.3 overs)
Mohsin Khan 123
David O'Sullivan 2/32 (7.3 overs)
299/5d (65 overs)
John Parker 96
Sikander Bakht 3/55 (14 overs)
172 (44 overs)
Farooq Shera 45
Peter Petherick 3/43 (14 overs)
New Zealanders won by 136 runs
Lyallpur Stadium, Lyallpur
Umpires: Gulzar Mir and Khizer Hayat
  • New Zealanders won the toss and decided to bat

Second Test

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23 – 27 October 1976
Scorecard
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473/8d (128 overs)
Sadiq Mohammad 103*
David O'Sullivan 2/92 (39 overs)
219 (73.7 overs)
Glenn Turner 49
Imran Khan 3/41 (15 overs)
4/0 (0.5 overs)
Sarfraz Nawaz 4*
254 (f/o) (80.4 overs)
John Parker 82
Intikhab Alam 4/44 (20 overs)
Pakistan won by 10 wickets
Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad
Umpires: Amanullah Khan and Shakoor Rana
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 26 October was taken as a rest day.
  • The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
  • Farrukh Zaman (PAK) made his Test debut.

Third Test

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30 October – 4 November 1976
Scorecard
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565/9d (105.2 overs)
Javed Miandad 206
Richard Hadlee 4/138 (20.2 overs)
468 (103.5 overs)
Warren Lees 152
Intikhab Alam 3/76 (20.7 overs)
290/5d (47.4 overs)
Javed Miandad 85
David O'Sullivan 2/96 (17 overs)
262/7 (79.6 overs)
Warren Lees 46
Sikander Bakht 2/38 (8 overs)

References

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  1. ^ "New Zealand in India and Pakistan 1976–77". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
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